Academic Vocabulary Flashcardziz #7

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What does it mean when a poet expresses something?

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A poet shares thoughts or feelings.

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What is a stanza in a poem?

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A stanza is a group of lines in a poem, like a paragraph in a story.

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What is the purpose of a line break in a poem?

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To end one line and begin another.

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What does it mean to highlight something within a poem?

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To emphasize important elements in a poem.

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Who is a poet?

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A poet is a person who writes poems.

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What is a rhyme in poetry?

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A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, often at the end of lines.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Imagery is the use of descriptive language to create mental pictures for the reader.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is the theme of a poem?

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The theme is the central idea or message that the poem conveys.